Senior Android Architect – Kotlin, Jetpack, Hybrid Work

Motion Recruitment; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks an experienced Android Developer for a contract role with a leading global bank in Irving, TX. This hybrid position requires three days onsite weekly and focuses on delivering scalable Android features for a flagship app.

You will collaborate with product and backend teams, mentor juniors, and set engineering standards for code quality, testing, and performance while optimizing memory, battery, and speed across devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years native Android development with a portfolio.
• Strong Kotlin and Android architecture knowledge (MVVM, Clean Architecture).
• Deep knowledge of Android SDK, Android Studio, Gradle builds.
• Experience with Jetpack libraries and Jetpack Compose at production scale.
• Track record shipping or maintaining at least one app on Google Play.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead end-to-end design of major features for the flagship Android app.
• Define and enforce engineering standards for code quality, testing, and performance.
• Coach and mentor junior Android engineers and foster engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UI/UX, and backend engineers to translate requirements into robust mobile experiences.
• Optimize performance across memory, battery, and runtime speed for a smooth user experience.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

MVVM

Jetpack Compose

Android SDK

Android Studio

Gradle builds

Performance tuning

Play Store release

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Gradle

Android Studio

Google Play Console

Job description

Motion Recruitment seeks an experienced Android Developer for a contract role with a leading global bank in Irving, TX. This hybrid position requires three days onsite weekly and focuses on delivering scalable Android features for a flagship app.

You will collaborate with product and backend teams, mentor juniors, and set engineering standards for code quality, testing, and performance while optimizing memory, battery, and speed across devices.